Thomson scattering in high-intensity chirped laser pulses
Journal article, 2015

We consider the Thomson scattering of an electron in an ultra-intense laser pulse. It is well known that at high laser intensities, the frequency and brilliance of the emitted radiation will be greatly reduced due to the electron losing energy before it reaches the peak field. In this work, we investigate the use of a small frequency chirp in the laser pulse in order to mitigate this effect of radiation reaction. It is found that the introduction of a negative chirp means the electron enters a high frequency region of the field while it still has a large proportion of its original energy. This results in a significant enhancement of the frequency and intensity of the emitted radiation as compared to the case without chirping.

Author

A.R Holkundkar

Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani

Christopher Harvey

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Theory

Mattias Marklund

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Theory

Physics of Plasmas

1070-664X (ISSN) 1089-7674 (eISSN)

Vol. 22 10 103103- 103103

Subject Categories

Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics

DOI

10.1063/1.4932995

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10/7/2017